public safety

The town has been looking at options including a volunteer fire department that would pay volunteers when they respond to calls.

To increase public safety, CFD will be paying for additional police officers to be present at rodeos, night shows and throughout Frontier Park.

Opponents of the legislation say it pre-empts local control by allowing the state legislature to over-ride local gun restrictions.

Sunday is expected to be slightly cooler.

Vegetation remains dry in the higher terrain as only 0.25 to 0.75 inches of rainfall has fallen over the past several weeks.

FirstNet is designed to be the country's first high-speed, national wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety.

The bills are now headed to the full Senate.

A pair of bills dealing with where concealed firearms can be carried will come before the Wyoming Legislature this session.

Wyoming has no nuclear power plants but a loss of electricity to other power related industrial facilities could pose risks to human health and livelihoods; That from Steve Jones of the Wyoming Outdoor Council who says Japan's ongoing crisis underscores the need for robust backup power systems in Wyoming. listen here:

Safety at Hogodon ski area will be the focus of  forums hosted by the City of Casper's Leisure Services Advisory Board next week. Plans for two public forums come after two people were killed and another seriously injured in an accident on Christmas Eve day at the Casper ski area...